Middle Grades Education, B.A. or B.S.

Please note: These courses are required for all four content specialization areas within the Middle Grades major.

Professional Coursework

EDUC 300	Introduction to Teaching and Learning	3
EDUC 338	Measurement and Assessment of Learning	3
EDUC 349	Integrating Tech into the Classroom	3
EDUC 369	Effective Classroom Management	3
EDUC 495	Senior Seminar	3
EDRD 315	Literacy Mthds Middle and High School	3
EDRD 323	Content Area Literacy Instruction	3
EDMG 406	Middle Grades Student Teaching Seminar	3
EDMG 409	Student Teaching in Middle Grades I	6
EDUC 236	Educational Psychology	3

Supporting Coursework

SPED 345	SPED Methods for Diverse Learners	3
EDSL 371	Cross-Cultural Education	3
EDSL 374	Multicultural Children’s Literature	3

Content Area Requirements

I. Literacy Specialization

Students must choose one additional English class for a total of 21 credit hours in English.

Requirements List

RHET 101	Introductory Rhetoric	3
RHET 101	Introductory Rhetoric	3
RHET 351	Applied Rhetoric	3
ENGL 150	Introduction to Literature	3
ENGL 154	Introduction to Creative Writing	3

Choose one of the following:

ENGL 280	Survey I: Beowulf to Chaucer	3
ENGL 281	Survey II: Utopia to Gulliver’s Travels	3
ENGL 282	Survey III: Revolution and Nationalism	3
ENGL 283	Survey IV: Victorianism to Modernity	3

Elective English Course

Students must choose one additional English course for a total of 21 credits in English.

II. Mathematics Specialization

Students must take one additional math course for a total of 21 credits in mathematics.

MATH 101	Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics	3
MATH 116	Nature of Mathematics I	3
MATH 117	Nature of Mathematics II	3
MATH 120	Functions and Models	3
MATH 224	Elements of Statistics	4
MATH 230	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4

Required Courses

MATH 101	Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics	3
MATH 116	Nature of Mathematics I	3
MATH 117	Nature of Mathematics II	3
MATH 120	Functions and Models	3
MATH 224	Elements of Statistics	4
MATH 230	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4

Elective

Students must choose one additional math course for a total of 21 credits in math.

III. Science Specialization

Required Courses (24 credits)

PHYS 101	Physics for Poets and Non Poets	4
PHYS 102	Physical Science and Everyday Thinking	1
BIOL 150	Principles of Biology	4
BIOL 151	Principles of Biology II	4
BIOL 176	Special Topics in Biology	0
CHEM 104	Introductory Chemistry	4
PHYS 110	Introduction to Astronomy	3

IV. Social Science Specialization

SOCI 150	Introduction to Sociology	3
INST 115	World Regional Geography	3
POLS 101	Introduction to Political Science	3
POLS 102	American Government	3

Required Courses

INST 115	World Regional Geography	3
POLS 102	American Government	3
SOCI 150	Introduction to Sociology	3

Social Science Elective

Students must choose one additional Social Science course for a total of 21 credits in Social Science.

Choose from the following courses:

ECON 100	Current Economic Issues	3
ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

 

Choose one of the following World History courses:

HIST 107	World History I: to 1500 C.E.	3
HIST 108	World History II: From 1450 to Present	3

Choose one of the following US History courses:

HIST 110	Creation of the United States: 1600-1865	3
HIST 111	Evolution of the United States 1865-1945	3
HIST 112	Modern America since 1945	3